Should You Be Buying a $500 Super shoe?
Adidas’ Pro Evo is perhaps the most innovative shoe ever created. But it’s also the most expensive, and barely lasts for a single marathon. So, is it worth it, especially for everyday runners?
Brands and Gear News, Boston Marathon, News
Average Boston Marathon Finish Time: Data by Age + Gender
We’ll explore average time by age, sex, and year, as well as why the race is notoriously hard and other factors that affect average finish time.
Marathon Information
Everything You Need to Know About the 2026 Boston Marathon
The 130th edition of the world’s oldest annual marathon brings back all four defending champions, the fastest men’s field in years, and a women’s race that could rewrite American history.
Race Coverage, Boston Marathon
The Boston Marathon Nutrition Plan You Probably Haven’t Thought Of
The bus. The cold. The late start. Here’s how Boston’s unique race morning should change everything about your nutrition plan.
Race Coverage, Boston Marathon
Boston Marathon 2026: Start Line Travel Planner
Enter your hotel and wave — get your exact race morning departure time
Race Coverage
Your 2026 Boston Marathon Weekend Guide: Pop-Ups, Shakeouts, and More
From branded group runs to afterparties, here’s everything happening in Boston during race week.
Jessy Carveth
Running Media Is Getting the Boston Elite Field Wrong. Here Are Our Under-the-Radar Picks
Everyone’s writing about Kipruto vs. Korir and whether an American can challenge Lokedi. Here are the names that deserve the column inches instead.
Race Coverage, Boston Marathon
Mark Bauman Is Running The Boston Marathon for A Record 57th Time: “I Never Intended To Start A Run Streak”
Mark Bauman holds the world record for consecutive finishes at a single marathon — 56 straight Bostons, with number 57 on deck at age 76.
Running Interviews, Boston Marathon
Boston Marathon Runners, Take a Breath: Race Day Looks Cool After a Sweaty Week
Temperatures are set to climb into the low 70s in the days before the race — but the latest forecast has Patriots’ Day looking close to ideal
Race Coverage, Boston Marathon
Vienna City Marathon Brings 49,000 Runners to the Streets of Europe’s Music Capital
The race doubles as the second stop in the newly launched European Marathon Classics series — and it runs where Kipchoge made history
Race Coverage
Why Running Feels So Good: The Secret Behind Runner’s Highs and Flow States
How endocannabinoids, flow states, and brain chemistry explain running’s most powerful reward
Sports Science
Grand Slam Track Athletes Vote Unanimously to Accept Bankruptcy Payout — But They’ll Get Less Than Promised
A 123-0 vote clears the way for athletes to recover 70 cents on the dollar, while founder Michael Johnson agrees to return $500,000.
Track and Field
Paris Marathon Lost the Plot With Its No Water Cup Policy
The race’s big environmental gesture amounts to a rounding error’s rounding error
Race Coverage
Vienna City Marathon Brings 49,000 Runners to the Streets of Europe’s Music Capital
The race doubles as the second stop in the newly launched European Marathon Classics series — and it runs where Kipchoge made history
Jessy Carveth
Milwaukee Marathon Handed Out 4,000 Misspelled Medals—And They’re Keeping Them That Way
Every finisher from Sunday’s race went home with a typo. Organizers say the medals won’t be replaced—calling them “unintended collector’s editions.”
Race Coverage
Des Linden Conquers the Sahara, Finishing On The Podium In Her Second Ever Trail Race
The former Boston Marathon champion finished third at the Marathon des Sables — just two months after her trail running debut.
Trail and Ultras
Clarke Reynolds Becomes the First Blind Person to Complete a Marathon Using Smart Glasses
He did it. Clarke Reynolds has become the first blind person to complete a marathon using smart glasses. On Sunday, Reynolds crossed the finish line at the Brighton Marathon after 26.2 miles guided not by a tether or a running partner beside him, but by a rotating team of sighted volunteers watching the course through … Read more
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